Tag Archive for history

Drug law reform and the three card trick

This year Addaction celebrates its 50th anniversary and to commemorate the event, they are holding a series of lectures, of which this, given by Professor David Nutt on why we should decriminalise personal possession of all drugs, is the first.…

Morphine

Morphine is an opiate found naturally in opium (derived from the opium poppy). It is a depressant or sedative drug that slows down body functions such as heart and breathing rate. Morphine is a strong and effective analgesic used in treating moderate to severe…

Opium

Opium is the name given to the milky latex that comes from the unripened pod of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).  When harvesting opium, the poppy pods are scored with a sharp blade and the latex that oozes out is…